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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin radius (“ray”). Doublet of ray.

Pronunciation

• enPR: r?'-d?-?s, IPA^(key): /??e?.di.?s/
• Rhymes: -e?di?s
• Hyphenation: ra?di?us

Noun

radius (plural radii or radiuses)

1. (anatomy) The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.
2. (zoology) The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.
3. (entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the subcosta and the media; the vein running along the costal edge of the discal cell.
4. (geometry) A line segment between any point of a circle or sphere and its center.
5. (geometry) The length of this line segment.
6. Anything resembling a radius, such as the spoke of a wheel, the movable arm of a sextant, or one of the radiating lines of a spider's web.

Synonyms

• (vein of insect wing): R

Derived terms

• radius arm
• radius bar
• radius rod

Related terms

• radial
• radiate, radiation

Translations

See also

• ulna
• semidiameter
• Radius (bone) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Darius

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin radius.

Noun

radius

1. radius (line segment or length of this line segment)

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin radius.

Noun

radius c (singular definite radien or radiusen, plural indefinite radier or radiuser)

1. (geometry) radius

References

• “radius” in Den Danske Ordbog

Esperanto

Verb

radius

1. conditional of radii

Faroese

Noun

radius m (genitive singular radius, plural radiusar)

1. (geometry) radius

Declension

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin radius. Doublet of rai, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.djys/

Noun

radius m (plural radius)

1. (anatomy) radius

Further reading

• “radius” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• durais

Ido

Verb

radius

1. conditional of radiar

Latin

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Some have tried to connect it to r?d?x. Tucker suggests Proto-Indo-European *nered?- (“extend forth, rise, outward”) akin to Sanskrit ?????? (vardhate, “rise, grow”), or from Ancient Greek ????? (árdis, “sharp point”). May ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *reh?t- (“bar, beam, stem”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ra.di.us/, [?räd?i?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ra.di.us/, [?r??d?ius]

Noun

radius m (genitive radi? or rad?); second declension

1. a ray of light (also reflected)
   1. (according to an ancient theory of vision) a ray extending from the eye to the object seen
2. a spoke of a wheel
   1. the radius of a circle; a rotating radial arm
3. a pointed rod (used for drawing diagrams etc.)
   1. (weaving) a shuttle
   2. (poetic) a bolt or shaft
   3. the spur of a bird's leg
   4. the tail-spine of a stingray
   5. (anatomy) the radius (the outer bone of a forearm)
4. the name of an elongated variety of olive

Declension

Second-declension noun.

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

• radi?
• radiolus

Descendants

Learned borrowings

References

• “radius” on page 1731 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)

Further reading

• radius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• radius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• radius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• radius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• radius in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• radius in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin radius.

Noun

radius m (definite singular radien or radiusen, indefinite plural radier, definite plural radiene)

1. (geometry) radius

References

• “radius” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin radius.

Noun

radius m (definite singular radiusen, indefinite plural radiusar, definite plural radiusane)

1. (geometry) radius

References

• “radius” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French radius, Latin radius. Compare the inherited doublet raz? (“ray”).

Noun

radius n (plural radiusuri)

1. (anatomy) radius (bone)

Related terms

• radiu

English

Etymology

Short for radiotelegraphy.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??e?di???/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??e?di?o?/, [??e??i?o?]
• Hyphenation: ra?dio

Noun

radio (countable and uncountable, plural radios)

1. (uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.

2. (countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.

3. (countable) On-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media.
4. (countable) A device that can transmit radio signals.
5. (Internet, uncountable) The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.

Synonyms

• (device to capture radio signal): tuner, wireless, receiver

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Verb

radio (third-person singular simple present radios, present participle radioing, simple past and past participle radioed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To use two-way radio to transmit (a message) (to another radio or other radio operator).

   I think the boat is sinking; we'd better radio for help. / I radioed him already. / Radio the coordinates this time. / OK. I radioed them the coordinates.

2. (transitive) To order or assist (to a location), using telecommunications.
   • 2002, Jack Dave, Death Bridge, iUniverse, ?ISBN, page 40:

     “Could you call them here? I'd like to talk to them. Or if they're out in the field, radio them in.”

Translations

Anagrams

• aroid, doira

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from English radio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r??.di.???/

Noun

radio (plural radio's)

1. radio

Asturian

Noun

radio f (plural radios)

1. radio

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From English radio.

Noun

radio (definite accusative radionu, plural radiolar)

1. radio

Declension

Further reading

• “radio” in Obastan.com.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Compare English radio.

Noun

radio

1. radio

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

Danish

Noun

radio c (singular definite radioen, plural indefinite radioer)

1. (technology) radio

Inflection

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English radio, from Latin radius. Doublet of radius

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra?dijo?/
• Hyphenation: ra?dio

Noun

radio m (plural radio's, diminutive radiootje n)

1. radio, tuner

Derived terms

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra?dio/
• Hyphenation: ra?di?o
• Rhymes: -io
• Audio:

Noun

radio (accusative singular radion, plural radioj, accusative plural radiojn)

1. radio

Synonyms

• radiofonio

Derived terms

• radiado
• vekradio (“clock radio”)

Finnish

Etymology

< Swedish radio (“radio”) or English radio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?dio/, [?r?dio?]
• Rhymes: -?dio
• Syllabification: ra?di?o

Noun

radio

1. radio (technology)
2. radio (receiver or transmitter)
3. radio (type of media)
4. (modifier) radio- (of or pertaining to radiowaves)

Declension

Synonyms

• sätiö (rare, archaic)
• (technology): radiotekniikka
• (receiver): radiovastaanotin, vastaanotin
• (transmitter): radiolähetin

Derived terms

• radioida
• radiointi
• radioitse
• radioteitse

Compounds

• See also Derived terms -section under the Finnish entry for radio-.

French

Etymology

An abbreviation of words like radiotélégramme, radiotélégraphiste, radiodiffusion, etc. Compare English radio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.djo/

Noun

radio f (plural radios)

1. radio, tuner

Derived terms

• radiophonique
• station de radio

Further reading

• “radio” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• dorai, rodai, rôdai

Galician

Etymology 1

An abbreviation based on words beginning with the root radio-. Compare English radio.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

1. a radio

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French radium, from radio(actif) + -ium.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

1. (uncountable) radium

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin radius.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

1. radius (of a circular object)
2. (anatomy) radius (bone in the forearm)

Ido

Etymology

From radiar +? -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?radio/

Noun

radio (plural radii)

1. ray, beam, gleam
2. radio (device)
3. (geometry) radius
4. (of a wheel) spoke
5. (ichthyology) ray, skate

Synonyms

• (5) rayo

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch radio, from English radio, from Latin radius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?rad?io?]
• Hyphenation: ra?dio

Noun

radio (first-person possessive radioku, second-person possessive radiomu, third-person possessive radionya)

1. radio

Derived terms

Further reading

• “radio” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Interlingua

Noun

radio

1. radio

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin radius. Compare raggio, an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: rà?dio
• IPA^(key): /?ra.djo/

Noun

radio m (plural radi)

1. (anatomy) radius

   Synonyms: radiale, osso radiale

2. Obsolete form of raggio.

Related terms

• radiale
• radiante

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French radium, from radio(actif) + -ium.

Noun

radio m (plural radi)

1. (chemistry) radium

Etymology 3

Abbreviation. Compare English radio.

Noun

radio f (invariable)

1. radio

Etymology 4

Verb

radio

1. first-person singular present indicative of radiare

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

radius (“spoke of a wheel”) +? -?.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ra.di.o?/, [?räd?io?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ra.di.o/, [?r??d?i?]

Verb

radi? (present infinitive radi?re, perfect active radi?v?, supine radi?tum); first conjugation

1. (active) I cause to radiate, irradiate.
2. (passive) I radiate, emit beams.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

• radiolus
• radi?sus
• radius

Descendants

• ? Catalan: radiar
• ? English: radiate
• French: rayer (possibly)
• ? French: radier
  • ? Romanian: radia
• Italian: raggiare
• ? Italian: radiare
• Old French: raier, rayer
• Old Occitan: rayar, rajar
  • Catalan: rajar
• Portuguese: raiar
• ? Portuguese: radiar
• Spanish: rayar
• ? Spanish: radiar

Noun

radi?

1. dative singular of radium
2. ablative singular of radium

References

• radio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• radio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English radio.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

1. radio

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

radio m (definite singular radioen, indefinite plural radioer, definite plural radioene)

1. (a) radio

Derived terms

References

• “radio” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

radio m (definite singular radioen, indefinite plural radioar, definite plural radioane)

1. (a) radio
   • 1926, Olav Langeland, Rikare liv:

     Det vedunderet som me no kallar radio, hev synt det endå klårare. Det er ljosbylgjor som er so små og snøgge, og sume so langsame at ikkje noko menneskjeauga kann uppfanga dei.

     The miracle that we now call radio has shown this even clearer. It is light waves that are so small and fast, and some so slow that no human eye can perceive them.

Derived terms

References

• “radio” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Compare English radio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?rad.j?/

Noun

radio n

1. radio (a device that can receive the signal sent over radio waves)
2. radio station

Declension

Synonyms

• (radio): radioodbiornik, odbiornik radiowy
• (radio station): rozg?o?nia, radiostacja, stacja radiowa

Derived terms

Further reading

• radio in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French radio, German Radio; compare also English radio.

Noun

radio n (plural radiouri)

1. radio

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râ?dio/
• Hyphenation: ra?di?o

Noun

r?dio m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. radio

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?radjo/, [?ra.ð?jo]

Etymology 1

Apocopic form of radiorreceptor

Noun

radio m or f (plural radios)

1. (electronics, home appliance) radio (device)

Usage notes

Usually feminine, but often used as masculine in much of Latin America.

Etymology 2

Apocopic form of radiotransmisión and/or radiodifusora

Noun

radio f (plural radios)

1. (communication) radio (industry, signal)

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin radius. Doublet of rayo.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

1. (anatomy) radius
2. (geometry) radius

Etymology 4

Borrowed from French radium, from radio(actif) + -ium.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

1. (chemistry) radium

Etymology 5

Verb

radio

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of radiar.

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

From English radio

Pronunciation

Noun

radio c

1. (uncountable) radio (communication using radio waves)
2. radio; receiver (device for receiving broadcast radio signals)

Declension

Related terms

See also

• radio-

References

• radio in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Uzbek

Noun

radio (plural radiolar)

1. radio

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

radio

1. radio

Inflection

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “?????”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovar? [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Welsh

Etymology

From English radio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?radj?/

Noun

radio m (plural radios, not mutable)

1. radio

Derived terms

• radio bro (“community radio”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “radio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies